Cost of tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment from the patient perspective in Lusaka, Zambia

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 928-935

  Aspler, A ^a,b   Menzies, D ^a   Oxlade, O ^a   Banda, J ^c   Mwenge, L ^c   Godfrey Faussett, P ^b   Ayles, Helen ^b,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Economics; Patient costs; Tuberculosis; Zambia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HUMANS; MALE; TUBERCULOSIS; ZAMBIA;

EID: 49149089444     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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